★★★☆☆ Choreographer Jared Grimes brings cheer to the Henry Krieger-Robet Lorick-Charles Blackwell musical, directed by Kenny Leon
Prayer for the French Republic: Will Jews Always Have Paris and the Rest of France?
★★★★☆ Playwright Joshua Harmon confronts anti-Semitism, with brilliant cast and strong David Cromer direction
Intimate Apparel: Lynn Nottage’s First-Rate Play Opera-ized to No Evident Purpose
★★★☆☆ Ricky Ian Gordon’s two-act composition is bolstered by strong ensemble singing, as Bartlett Sher directs
The Collision/Martyrdom: Two Very Long One-Acts Come Up Short
★☆☆☆☆ The Lizzie Fox-Lily Riopelle Two Headed Rep troupe looks back a millennium for inspiration it doesn’t entirely find
Long Day’s Journey Into Night: Eugene O’Neill’s Classic Drastically Declassified
★★☆☆☆ Director Robert O’Hara needlessly updates the master as Elizabeth Marvel, Bill Camp, Jason Bowen, and Ato Blankson-Wood toil
Kimberly Akimbo: David Lindsay-Abaire’s Akimbo Play Now Sings Out
★★★★☆ Ubiquitous composer Jeanine Tesori supplies music to tunes Victoria Clark, Bonnie Milligan and cast have good times with
Selling Kabul: Worthy Drama About Afghanis in Torn-From-Headlines Distress
★★★★☆ Playwright Sylvia Khoury, director Tyne Rafaeli, four-member cast distinguish themselves on scarifying subject
Mrs. Doubtfire: Musical Comedy Misfire from Something Rotten! Team
★★☆☆☆ Rob McClure plays the title figure with all engines running, Jerry Zaks directs with all engines revving.
Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin Hollywood Revue Reaching for the Highest Peak
★★★★☆ Randy Skinner conceives, directs and choreographs six deft singer-dancers, with sharp Barry Kleinbort book
A Sherlock Carol: Holmes Meets Ebenezer Scrooge in a Perfect Holiday Wrapping
★★★★☆ Mark Shanahan writes and directs a new mystery, with Drew McVety and Thom Sesma as the beloved fictional characters